28 confirmed SC deaths and 1 probable death were reported Friday.

No Lexington County deaths were reported.

1 confirmed elderly Richland County death was reported.

The county with the most reported deaths Friday was Pickens with 4.

None appear to have been Clemson students.

Lexington and Richland County cases are rising.

Lexington had 223 new cases and Richland 327, the 2nd highest in SC.

Greenville County again had the most new cases with 623.

Spartanburg County had 273 cases and York County 209.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control announced:

Today's cases and deaths (scdhec.gov/COVID19) 

• New confirmed/probable total cases: 3,648/130 Summary click here 
• New confirmed/probable total deaths: 28/1 Summary click here 

Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)

• Confirmed and probable cases: 247,361/19,715
• Confirmed and probable deaths: 4,512/360
• Tests performed for South Carolinians: 3,251,816

Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/findatest)

• Testing opportunities available statewide: 313

Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)

• 14,060 new individual test results reported statewide (not including antibody tests)
• 25.9% tested positive as infected.
•  That means 74.1% tested negative as uninfected.

Facility reports

• Hospital data (daily): scdhec.gov/COVID19hospitals
• Extended care facility data (Tuesdays and Fridays): scdhec.gov/nursinghomedata
• Assisted living visitation status (Tuesdays): scdhec.gov/nursinghomedata
• Private, public and charter schools (Tuesdays and Fridays): scdhec.gov/schools

The information above as well as extensive reporting on county-level information, demographics and more is available at scdhec.gov/COVID19. 

You can get the latest updates at this site each afternoon.